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Re: Faucets
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lugnet.off-topic.pun
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001 03:06:29 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.pun, Matthew Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Ross Crawford writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Martin Scragg writes:
> > > In lugnet.lego.direct, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> > > > In lugnet.lego.direct, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> > > > > > Real faucets are a great addition to any town.
> > > > > I think you will find they are called taps.
> > > > No, no, no...it's only a "tap" when it's attached to a beer keg. ;)
> > >
> > > No, it's a tap, but you have to force-it when it won't turn easily!
> > > Obviously most taps in the US are hard to turn :-)
> >
> > Can we please plug the pun-fest before it starts? LUGNET's been a-wash with
> > them lately, and I'm feeling drained.
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> Ross, don't be a big wet rag, let us have our pun!
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> > BTW, where did the word "faucet" originate, anyway?
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> faucet
> n.
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> A device for regulating the flow of a liquid from a reservoir such as a pipe
> or drum. See Regional Note at andiron.
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> [Middle English, from Old French fausset, cask stopper, from fausser, to
> break in, from Late Latin falsre, to falsify, from Latin falsus, false. See
> false.]
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> Ain't Dictionary.com wonderful?
Hmph, pure speculation. According to my OED the etymology is unknown.
Maggie C. (Hey, I only spicket as I see it!)
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| (...) Ross, don't be a big wet rag, let us have our pun! (...) faucet n. A device for regulating the flow of a liquid from a reservoir such as a pipe or drum. See Regional Note at andiron. ---...--- [Middle English, from Old French fausset, cask (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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